MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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